Found by Ian Suddany on the site of the old Manuel Brickworks, Whitecross.
This example is not in my possession.
The stamp should read ‘Nettle’ but the ‘L’ is missing.
Found by Ian Suddaby at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. WD – Woodall – Duckhman – a customer of Stein. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .
Found at Granton and in the possession of Ian Suddaby. This example is not in my possession. Such tongue and groove bricks are usually stamped on the other side, the tongue side. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay…
Found at Granton and in the possession of Ian Suddaby This example is not in my possession. WD – Woodall – Duckhman – a customer of Stein. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire…
Found by Ian Suddaby at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .
Found by Ian Suddaby at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. The manufacturer is unknown but the find location and knowledge would undoubtedly suggest this is a Stein product. The stamp is stencilled in black. Ian states – Another test or experimental brick from the JG Stein Ltd brickworks at…
Found by Germán Stoessel in Estancia Solano next to Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina. Germán states – Eighty-five years ago, that place had a kiln for making cement. It also had a railroad and a nascent oil industry. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor…
Found by Jeremy Holding at Dunedin Harbour, South Island, New Zealand. Thistle brick – Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Interestingly, although the ‘Todd’ brick was manufactured in New Zealand, Thomas Todd was…
This is in the possession of Wayne Daniells and was found in the Iron Bridge, Shropshire area in the early 1990’s. This example is not in my possession. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge,…
Found by Ian Suddaby on the site of the old Manuel Brickworks, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire . .
Found by Ian Suddaby at the Manuel Brickworks, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. Although the manufacturer is unknown, there is little doubt that it would have been made on site. Ian states – It’s 9″ long and tapers from 4″ to 2¾ left to right. Unusually, it also tapers from 4 to…
